詩篇 119:81-88
81 我心渴想祢的救恩，仰望祢的應許。
82 我因盼望祢的應許眼睛失明，說：「祢何時安慰我？」
83 我好像煙薰的皮袋，卻不忘記祢的律例。
84 祢僕人的年日有多少呢？祢幾時向逼迫我的人施行審判呢？
85 不從祢律法的驕傲人，為我掘了坑。
86 祢的命令盡都誠實，他們無理地逼迫我，求祢幫助我。
87 他們幾乎把我從世上滅絕，但我沒有離棄祢的訓詞。
88 求祢照祢的慈愛將我救活，我就遵守祢口中的法度。
Kaf 受逼迫中，遵守神的法度，渴想神的救恩與應許（詩119:81-88）
「煙薰的皮袋」意指黝黑、乾皺、不柔軟，甚至即將破裂的外貌。
受逼迫中，我們渴想神的救恩，仰望神的應許，盼望神的安慰；我們的年日雖有限，幾乎從世上被滅絕，但我們沒有離棄神的訓詞、法度，我們相信神將照祂豐盛的慈愛與憐憫將我們救活！
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Acts 19:13-27. As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Acts 19:13-17 (NIV)
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.”
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 [One day] the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
On verses 13-17: Throughout Acts we see the power of Jesus’ name to heal sickness and to drive out demons. So why in Acts 19:13-16 were the seven sons of Sceva unable to drive out an evil spirit even though they invoked the name of Jesus?
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Acts 19:1-12. As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Acts 19:1-7 (NIV)
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 There were about twelve men in all.
On verses 1-7: Here Apollos and Paul end up switching places. Apollos goes to Corinth and Paul goes to Ephesus. In Ephesus Paul finds 12 men who had received “John’s baptism”, which is probably referring to a baptism where the person being baptized says, “I am turning from my sins and I wait for God’s Messiah to come”.
詩篇 119:73-80
73 祢的手製造我，建立我，求祢賜我悟性，可以學習祢的命令。
74 敬畏祢的人見我就要歡喜，因我仰望祢的話。
75 耶和華啊，我知道祢的判語是公義的，祢使我受苦是以誠實待我。
76 求祢照著應許僕人的話，以慈愛安慰我。
77 願祢的慈悲臨到我，使我存活，因祢的律法是我所喜愛的。
78 願驕傲人蒙羞，因為他們無理地傾覆我，但我要思想祢的訓詞。
79 願敬畏祢的人歸向我，他們就知道祢的法度。
80 願我的心在祢的律例上完全，使我不致蒙羞。
Yod 求神塑造我，建立我，賜我悟性來學習祂的命令（詩119:73-80）
耶和華說：「以色列家啊，我待你們，豈不能照這窯匠弄泥嗎？以色列家啊，泥在窯匠的手中怎樣，你們在我的手中也怎樣。我何時論到一邦或一國說，要拔出、拆毀、毀壞；我所說的那一邦，若是轉意離開他們的惡，我就必後悔，不將我想要施行的災禍降與他們。我何時論到一邦或一國說，要建立、栽植；他們若行我眼中看為惡的事，不聽從我的話，我就必後悔，不將我所說的福氣賜給他們。（耶18:6-10）
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Acts 18:12-28. As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Acts 18:12-17 (NIV)
12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him into court.
13 “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
14 Just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If you Jews were making a complaint about some misdemeanor or serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to you.
15 But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law–settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”
16 So he had them ejected from the court.
17 Then they all turned on Sosthenes the synagogue ruler and beat him in front of the court. But Gallio showed no concern whatever.
On verses 12-17: In the past, in virtually every city where Paul preached the gospel, Paul faced persecution and harassment. But while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to Paul, “Do not be afraid…I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city”.
詩篇 119:65-72
65 耶和華啊，祢向來是照祢的話善待僕人。
66 求祢將精明和知識賜給我，因我信了祢的命令。
67 我未受苦以先走迷了路，現在卻遵守祢的話。
68 祢本為善，所行的也善，求祢將祢的律例教訓我。
69 驕傲人編造謊言攻擊我，我卻要一心守祢的訓詞。
70 他們心蒙脂油，我卻喜愛祢的律法。
71 我受苦是與我有益，為要使我學習祢的律例。
72 祢口中的訓言與我有益，勝於千萬的金銀。
Tet 受苦中得著精明和知識，領悟神的話語（詩119:65-72）
…主的眼看顧義人；主的耳聽他們的祈禱。惟有行惡的人，主向他們變臉。你們若是熱心行善，有誰害你們呢？你們就是為義受苦，也是有福的。不要怕人的威嚇，也不要驚慌；只要心裡尊主基督為聖。…神的旨意若是叫你們因行善受苦，總強如因行惡受苦。（彼前3:12-17）
詩篇 119:57-64
57 耶和華是我的福分，我曾說，我要遵守祢的言語。
58 我一心求過祢的恩，願祢照祢的話憐憫我。
59 我思想我所行的道，就轉步歸向祢的法度。
60 我急忙遵守祢的命令，並不遲延。
61 惡人的繩索纏繞我，我卻沒有忘記祢的律法。
62 我因祢公義的典章，半夜必起來稱謝祢。
63 凡敬畏祢、守祢訓詞的人，我都與他做伴。
64 耶和華啊，祢的慈愛遍滿大地，求祢將祢的律例教訓我。
Chet 在神的恩典和憐憫中遵行遵守祂的話（詩119:57-64）
我遵守神的話，因祂是我福分，我尋求神的恩，因祂憐憫我；
我思想且轉步歸向神，我遵守命令並不遲延，我與敬畏祢、守祢訓詞的人同伴。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Acts 18:1-11. As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Acts 18:1-3 (NIV)
1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.
On verses 1-3: Paul, Aquila and Priscilla had a lot in common: they had all recently moved to Corinth (Paul from Athens, Aquila and Priscilla from Rome); they were all tentmakers; they were all Jewish by heritage; and there is a good chance that Aquila and Priscilla were already Christians by the time they met Paul. With so much in common, it made sense to them to go into business together.
詩篇 119:49-56
49 求祢記念向祢僕人所應許的話，叫我有盼望。
50 這話將我救活了，我在患難中因此得安慰。
51 驕傲的人甚侮慢我，我卻未曾偏離祢的律法。
52 耶和華啊，我記念祢從古以來的典章，就得了安慰。
53 我見惡人離棄祢的律法，就怒氣發作，猶如火燒。
54 我在世寄居，素來以祢的律例為詩歌。
55 耶和華啊，我夜間記念祢的名，遵守祢的律法。
56 我所以如此，是因我守祢的訓詞。
Zayin 依靠神的話語，在患難中得安慰（詩119:49-56）
上帝未曾忘記祂的應許，患難中我們滿有盼望，
因著應許我們經歷救恩，患難中我們得著安慰；
在世短暫寄居中，我們以神的律例為詩歌，
夜間疲乏安歇時，我們記念神的名為滿足。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Acts 17:16-34. As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below. Let’s go!
Acts 17:16-17 (NIV)
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
On verses 16-17: Because Paul was distressed to see so many idols being worshiped in Athens, Paul decided to do something about it. He begins to preach about Jesus in the synagogue and marketplace of Athens.
What can we learn from Paul’s example? When you are distressed by something that you see, don’t just complain about it or be frustrated by it. With your time and your talents, do something productive in light of it.
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